New challenges in mother in law care!

chrisinhouston · 08-02-2012, 11:17 AM

Just an update of sorts. My M in L got out of rehab and is home in her independent living apartment and really doing pretty well after her shoulder replacement. I took her to her orthopedic doctor for her 4 week post op check up and he said she can start physical therapy and liked what he saw. I saw the xray and the new shoulder joint looks like a big gear shift knob! Her spirits are good and that is big +!

We recently found out about a little known US veterans benefit. She may be eligible for VA assistance for rent since she lives off of social security and a small pension that her husband had from Xerox and has no other property and runs out of money each month so we help out. He was a WWII vet so she is elligible. We started the application process but his war records and discharge papers were burned in the big fire in 1973 at the National Archives. We do have a letter and certificate that they got a few years back from them saying as such and certifying his service dates and discharge but it isn't he official thing so it may cause problems, we just don't know yet. Also, she has misplaced her marriage certificate from 1947 so I am in the process of getting a certified copy from the county in Tennessee where they married.

And I started the process for getting a delayed birth certificate from Virginia. Mom lost her original and only has a copy of a certificate from the hospital complete with her foot prints but they say that does not count. Virginia seems to have lost or misplaced her paper copy when the digitized their archives. We know she had one because she used it about 20 years ago to get a US passport, sadly that got thrown out after it expired. So I am writing them for a certified copy and also Social Security for original records. We could also get certified Census records from the 1930 census but she has no idea where she lived as she was only 3 and her parents were out of town when they did the 1940 census so they are not listed on it!

The whole reason for getting her finding the birth certificate came up when we wanted to get a handicap sticker or card for our car for when we take her to doctors and shopping. Texas will not accept her expired AZ driver's license to give her a Texas state ID. We can thank our politicians in Washington who have made state ID and license laws much more strict. Yet they tell us that it should be no burden for a elderly person to get the ID! Fuckers!

But I guess we would not want to extend the handicap sticker program to include anyone who is not a US citizen. Then the Mexicans would really flock here to get free parking spaces!

glatt · 08-02-2012, 11:40 AM

Holy red tape, Batman!

Happy Monkey · 08-02-2012, 12:27 PM

It sounds to me like she's just trying to commit voter fraud.

Big Sarge · 08-02-2012, 02:32 PM

It sounds like she is here illegally. Let's deport her

Sundae · 08-03-2012, 06:47 AM

Chris I've fought with bureaucracy before, but not to that extent.

Tell her to stop paying any bills or taxes.
Someone somewhere will soon be able to verify her identity!

08-02-2012, 11:17 AM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	New challenges in mother in law care! Just an update of sorts. My M in L got out of rehab and is home in her independent living apartment and really doing pretty well after her shoulder replacement. I took her to her orthopedic doctor for her 4 week post op check up and he said she can start physical therapy and liked what he saw. I saw the xray and the new shoulder joint looks like a big gear shift knob! Her spirits are good and that is big +! We recently found out about a little known US veterans benefit. She may be eligible for VA assistance for rent since she lives off of social security and a small pension that her husband had from Xerox and has no other property and runs out of money each month so we help out. He was a WWII vet so she is elligible. We started the application process but his war records and discharge papers were burned in the big fire in 1973 at the National Archives. We do have a letter and certificate that they got a few years back from them saying as such and certifying his service dates and discharge but it isn't he official thing so it may cause problems, we just don't know yet. Also, she has misplaced her marriage certificate from 1947 so I am in the process of getting a certified copy from the county in Tennessee where they married. And I started the process for getting a delayed birth certificate from Virginia. Mom lost her original and only has a copy of a certificate from the hospital complete with her foot prints but they say that does not count. Virginia seems to have lost or misplaced her paper copy when the digitized their archives. We know she had one because she used it about 20 years ago to get a US passport, sadly that got thrown out after it expired. So I am writing them for a certified copy and also Social Security for original records. We could also get certified Census records from the 1930 census but she has no idea where she lived as she was only 3 and her parents were out of town when they did the 1940 census so they are not listed on it! The whole reason for getting her finding the birth certificate came up when we wanted to get a handicap sticker or card for our car for when we take her to doctors and shopping. Texas will not accept her expired AZ driver's license to give her a Texas state ID. We can thank our politicians in Washington who have made state ID and license laws much more strict. Yet they tell us that it should be no burden for a elderly person to get the ID! Fuckers! But I guess we would not want to extend the handicap sticker program to include anyone who is not a US citizen. Then the Mexicans would really flock here to get free parking spaces!

08-02-2012, 12:27 PM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It sounds to me like she's just trying to commit voter fraud. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-02-2012, 02:32 PM	#4
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	It sounds like she is here illegally. Let's deport her __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

08-03-2012, 06:47 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Chris I've fought with bureaucracy before, but not to that extent. Tell her to stop paying any bills or taxes. Someone somewhere will soon be able to verify her identity! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-02-2012, 11:40 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Holy red tape, Batman!

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